Stuck waiting for a Disabled Facilities Grant or OT assessment?

If your council application has stalled, or you have been waiting months for an occupational therapist assessment, you do not have to stay stuck.

  • The problem: local authority backlogs mean many applicants face long delays just to get their paperwork reviewed.
  • The solution: find out how to check your statutory rights, request a review, or pivot to alternative fast-track pathways.

Check your application status now

Take our 2-minute Application Health Check to work out where your file is stuck and receive a tailored action plan.

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Why choose our guidance?

  • Clear statutory rights

    Know what councils are legally required to do, the timescales that apply, and when you can ask for things to be escalated.

  • Alternative options

    Fast-tracked private or discretionary routes worth exploring if your health or safety is at immediate risk.

  • No red tape

    Plain-English answers that cut straight through the jargon in council letters and assessment paperwork.

We are an independent information service. We cannot look into a live application for you — your local council decides the grant.